Like I said pre election the Krudd govt will unravell all the good the Howard govt did within it's first half of term in office. Krudd gets left with a huge surplus from the Howard govt yet cuts spending etc for instance to sporting clubs and community clubs(which are primarily benefitting the blue collar community). How do I know this?? I am involved in a couple of sporting clubs that under the previous govt put in proposals to get a chunk of money allocated to these such organisations. That fund has been slashed so drastically that the money left isn't worth applying for as their will just not be enough to go round. And no reason given as to why??? Krudd is cutting expenditure and jobs in the public servant sector to save money and reduce overheads? You hear a lot of how Krudd's govt is cutting this and doing that to save money etc but why??? When you have been given such a large surplus to start with and now cutting costs even more?? where is the money going??? Tax cuts makes me laugh as you will all get more in the pay packet but more will disappear out of the pay packet on mortgages, fuel etc to name a few. The way I see it(and I don't care who or how you flame me)is the current govt is cutting expenditure in certain areas and trying to be seen as being proactive on issues such as environment, saying sorry and righting "wrongs" from the previous govt(supposedly) to make a big smoke screen to blind the general public of what is really going on. I hear it all the time of how Krudd is doing this and that I must admit he presents himself well to the public with his slick speeches and appearance but he is as cunning as a sh!t house rat and just a puppet in a bigger picture. Cutting costs to save money when the budget is in surplus?? Obviously they don't trust themselves with all that extra $$$. It's like giving a teenage girl a credit card she doesn't have to pay back to spend in a clothing shop but telling her to spend it wisely? In a short time the card is maxed out and she has all she wants but doesn't have to worry about paying it off. That's the way the labour govt works. Get given the country in good shape, do whatever we want cause we can then in 3 years the country is a mess again in the event that they don't regain power the next govt can fix it up. Happens every time..... As for the influence of unions behind the picture using Rudd, Gillard, Swan to get what they want(abolishing AWA's quick smart for one) and taking back the power they once held till Howard took it off them is happeing all over again......